Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants in Hadiya Zone, Ethiopia

Variables	Categories	Number	Percent (%)
Districts/Woredas	Lemo	178	22.0
	Hossana	123	15.2
	Anlemo	104	12.9
	Duna	172	21.2
	Shone city	53	6.5
	Misha	180	22.2
Age	15–24	172	21.2
	25–34	307	37.9
	35–44	265	32.7
	45–49	66	8.1
Current Residence	Rural	595	73.5
	Urban	215	26.5
Marital Status	Single	78	9.6
	Married	693	85.6
	Divorced	39	4.8
Religion	Protestant	597	73.7
	Orthodox	141	17.4
	Muslim	45	5.6
	Catholic	27	3.3
Educational status	Can't read and write	453	55.9
	Can read and write	197	24.3
	Primary school	41	5.1
	High school	59	7.3
	College and above	60	7.4
Occupational status	Government employee	64	7.9
	House wife	567	70.0
	Merchant	67	8.3
	Private business	65	8.0
	Student	47	5.8
Monthly income (measured in quartile)	Lower (<500)	406	50.1
	Medium (501–1000)	278	34.3
	Higher (1001–1500)	60	7.4
	Highest (≥1501)	66	8.2